http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. One in three diabetes patients at the Penal Health Center, located in the Penal region of Trinidad and Tobago, fail to take the medications their physicians prescribe for high blood sugar, blood pressure or cholesterol. And nearly all of these patients fail to engage in physical exercise needed to improve their health, according to results of a study in Trinidad and Tobago. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-reveals-significant-gaps-patient-self-management.html Diabetes Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:12:35 EST news281347947 (Medical Xpress)—Efforts to improve preparation for heart surgery are the focus of a collaboration of Arizona State University biomedical engineering researchers and physicians at Phoenix Children's Hospital and St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-d-technology-boosts-aid-heart.html Cardiology Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:35:46 EST news269591738 It's a natural laboratory for studying heart disease, lung problems, muscle loss, sleeping disorders and new medical technologies. It's also the highest mountain in the world. Mount Everest's extreme altitude puts climbers under the same conditions experienced by patients suffering from heart disease, obesity or advanced age. To take advantage of that, Mayo Clinic researchers are joining an expedition to Everest with National Geographic, The North Face and Montana State University. The Mayo group will monitor up to nine climbers from base camp for the duration of the climb, which will run from mid-April to mid-May. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-mayo-clinic-climbers-everest-heart.html Sleep apnea Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:53:42 EST news251635986